Feds: McDonald’s franchisee fined over child labor violations involving 101 teenagers
Department of Labor (DOL) on Monday said a local franchisee operating 13 McDonalds stores in the Pittsburgh, Pa., area violated child labor laws after investigators found 101 teenagers worked impermissible hours.
The franchisee allowed 14- and 15-year-old employees to work more than three hours per day and after 7 p.m. on school days, when federal law forbids work beyond that time, the DOL said.
Other minors worked later than 9 p.m. between June 1 and Labor Day, more than eight hours on a non-school day or more than 18 hours in a school work week, all in violation of the Fair Labor Standards Act.
John DuMont, the district director for DOL’s Wage and Hour Division in Pittsburgh, said that “permitting young workers to work excessive hours can jeopardize their safety, well-being and education.”
https://thehill.com/homenews/3763641-feds-mcdonalds-franchisee-fined-over-child-labor-violations-involving-101-teenagers/